Astros minor league righthander Andrew Walter, who made 40 relief appearances between Low Class A Quad Cities and High A Lancaster last year, has been given a 50-game suspension for violating baseball’s Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. Walter, 24, drew the suspension after his second positive test for a drug of abuse. If […]
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MINNEAPOLIS — MINNEAPOLIS — The first of two strikeouts Astros pitching prospect Michael Feliz recorded in the Futures Game on Sunday came against a player the Astros themselves may have whiffed on: up-and-coming Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant. Bryant is a name impossible to ignore in relation to the Astros because he was the player […]
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It’s one thing for a professional baseball player to be lucky enough to have a family member witness one of his home runs in person. It’s another thing when one of their family members catches it. That’s exactly what happened on Saturday as Conrad Gregor, a fourth-round selection in 2013 from Vanderbilt, belted his first […]
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PITTSBURGH — After nearly two months of waiting, Astros top prospect Jonathan Singleton has a target destination. Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow said Sunday that Singleton will likely make his 2013 debut next week at low A Quad Cities, then move up to Class AAA Oklahoma City. “He’s been playing. But it’s different playing under [...]
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